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    First Guilty Plea In Russia Probe: Who Is George Papadopoulos?

    The former Trump campaign adviser pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents. A year ago, he was in the news for reportedly embellishing his resume.
    by Miles Parks Oct 31, 2017 3 minutes
    George Papadopoulos, left, pleaded guilty earlier this month to lying to FBI agents about a series of meetings he took and planned while he was a foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign.

    Updated at 9:36 a.m. ET

    Before George Papadopoulos became the first legal casualty of Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia and the 2016 election, he was a 30-year-old energy lawyer best known in DC for getting name-dropped by Donald Trump and for reportedly embellishing his resume.

    The Justice Department announced Monday that Papadopoulos pleaded guilty earlier this month to lying to FBI agents about a series of meetings he took and planned while he was a foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign.

    The White House immediately sought to distance itself from Papadopoulos Monday, with press

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